Her teammates were thrilled Costantino returned to action against Louisville.

"She's definitely like the heart of our team," said senior Bridget Daley, who along with junior Amy Cross was in the car with Costantino when the accident happened. "Having her out was pretty tough. It was a little bit scary, but we're family. We come together, and it was awesome to see her come out."

Costantino played the final 21:39 of SU's 19-7 win over the Cardinals in the Carrier Dome. She started slowly but finished with five saves, many of them robbing Louisville players from right on the doorstep. Each stop drew loud cheers from the Syracuse bench.

"We're just thankful that she's OK," junior attack Alyssa Murray said, "and that she was able to bounce back so fast."

Costantino stepped in after the Orange extended its lead to 16-3. Louisville scored on its first three shots against her, but the goalie shook off the slow start.

She made her first save stuffing Cardinals leading scorer Katie Oliverio on the crease with a little more than 11 minutes left.

"Alyssa, coming off being hurt, back in action a day or two ago, started out a little rough but came up with some big saves and got back into the flow near the end of the game," coach Gary Gait said. "I was happy with that."

Costantino made some impressive stops late, once turning away a putback attempt when she was out of position and desperately stuck her stick into the shooting lane. She also added a stick save on a free position shot that was low and to her non-stick side.

She was not a part of the Orange's news conference following the game, but her teammates made it clear they were ecstatic to have her back.

"She's been so positive through the whole experience," Murray said. "Someone else could have been a lot more rattled than how she took it. She's bounced back really well and just taking it day by day. She's doing great."